An Iranian man dubbed the ‘dirtiest man in the world’ for not taking a shower for decades has died at the age of 94, state media has reported. Amou Haji, who did not wash for more than half a century, died ...

  The director-general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Ahmed, on Monday night, received another batch of 137 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Ahmed, who was represented by the Lagos Territorial Office Coordinator of the agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, said 137 ...

  The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, aka “Mama Boko Haram” and two others. She alongside Tahiru Alhaji Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode ...

  Operatives of Nigeria Police in Ibadan, Oyo State, have launched a manhunt for a driver who allegedly mowed down 48-year-old woman, Mrs Abimbola Uthman with his car following an argument and ran away. According to News Agency of Nigeria, ...

  The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has reacted to the allegation of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) that it is disallowing Muslims from entering its camp along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. MURIC, through its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, made ...

  There is currently fuel scarcity in Lagos, the nation’s commercial capital, as queues have surfaced in parts of the state. Many filling stations in the metropolis are currently experiencing long queues of motorists. The situation, it was learnt, started ...

  WhatsApp, the popular messaging app, was inaccessible to users in several countries around the world for about two hours on Tuesday morning, including Britain, India, Nigeria and South Korea. The outage started around 3 a.m. Eastern time, according to ...

It has been observed that three out of every 10 Nigerians are battling one form of mental health challenge or another. The Provost of the Institute of Counselling in Nigeria (ICN), Dr. Tolulope Oko-Igaire however urged Nigerians to visit professional counsellors and ...

  Nollywood actor, Kunle Afod’s wife, Desola Afod has announced their marriage has crashed. Desola made the announcement in a terse message on her Instagram page today. She wrote, “The good news you wanna hear. I left Kunle Afod.” Desola ...

  Kanye West could lose his billionaire status after being dropped by Adidas amid growing backlash over his anti-Semitic rants. The rappers $220million annual deal with the German sports brand, which is worth $1.5billion in total, has been terminated after his controversial ...

  The body of a 13-year-old boy, Tosin Otun, who was swept away by flood on SCC Road in the Buhari area, Abuja, has been found. According to his sister, Toyosi, the victim was sent to get a goat tied beside ...

A gran was eaten alive by a 22-foot python in Indonesia after she disappeared while working on a plantation. Jahrah, 54, was collecting rubber in the Jambi province on Friday when she disappeared. Her worried family raised the alarm and started searching ...

  A lecturer at the University of Ibadan, U.I, has become an internet sensation after allegedly giving $100 notes each to students who attended his first class after the ASUU strike, The lecturer reportedly had just 10 students in class ...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday announced the introduction of a National Domestic Card Scheme which is effective January 16, 2023. The move is aimed at promoting stability, inclusion and growth in the financial and payment system and ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Water Resources to lead and coordinate with the Ministries of Environment and Transportation as well as State Governments to develop a Comprehensive Plan of Action for Preventing Flood Disaster in Nigeria. Buhari’s ...

  Governor Nyesom Wike has said those who failed to acknowledge the electoral importance of Rivers will not get the votes of the people of the state in the 2023 election. Wike who spoke during the inauguration of the Rivers ...

  The Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN has suspended its Imo state AGN Chairman, actress Nneoma Ukpabi. This is coming after an upcoming actress called Nneoma out for collecting the sum of N400,000 from her to get registered as an ...

  About five days after Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) declared a force majeure or a major halt in gas production, consumers are lamenting a fresh hike in cooking gas prices in Abuja and its environs. Mrs Onyeka Odoh, a resident ...

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said Nigeria will break up if the All Progressives Congress (APC) wins the 2023 presidential election. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, candidate of the ruling party for the February election will be up against Atiku ...

  Aston Villa have appointed Unai Emery as their new manager – completing a sensational comeback for the former Arsenal boss. Emery, 50, succeeds Steven Gerrard – who was sacked by the West Midlands club last Thursday – at Villa Park. It’s ...

  Pandemonium broke out on Sunday in Owode-Idi-Iroko, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State when some soldiers allegedly shot a resident dead. Punch correspondent gathered that an angry mob, in a reprisal, attacked and hacked an innocent Air ...

  The All Progressive Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has revealed the name RCCG leader, Pastor Enoch Adeboye gave him. The cleric is the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), one of the biggest pentecostal ...

  The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday launched its Digital Certificate platform in Lagos. The Head, National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, in his welcome address at the unveiling of the platform, said that the development was to ...

  The Lagos State Government on Monday issued a fresh update to all waterfront residents of highbrow Ikoyi, Lekki and Victoria Island and coastal areas of Epe and Badagry to be wary of back flow due to the high tide ...

  Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung has lost his son, Nehemiah Dalung. He was 33. Dalung, who was Sports Minister from 2015 to 2019, announced the death of his son in a Facebook post. He wrote ...